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								< pre > instantiates_class(Instance, Class) 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								instantiates_class(Instance, Class, Scope)< / pre > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Enumerates, by backtracking, all pairs of objects such that the first one instantiates the second. The relation scope is represented by the atoms < code > public< / code > , < code > protected< / code > , and < code > private< / code > .
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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									< dt > Instance is neither a variable nor a valid object identifier:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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									< dt > Class is neither a variable nor a valid object identifier:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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									< dt > Scope is neither a variable nor a valid entity scope:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								< pre > | ?- instantiates_class(water_jug, state_space). 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								| ?- instantiates_class(Space, state_space, public).< / pre > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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